A traditional job description emphasizes the work to be done, listing the duties and responsibilities of the position. For example, a job description for a bookkeeper would list duties such as ...

Writing a job description for positions in your small business is an important human resources duty. A job description clarifies the duties, expectations and reporting requirements of an employee ...

Question: Soon after being hired, I found my duties slightly out of line with my job description. After eight months on the job, my day-to-day responsibilities are much different from when I started.

New career possibilities can open up when you start with the bias toward “I’m qualified,” Rachel Bernard writes. In a résumé workshop with a group of Ph.D. students, I shared a job description for a ...